MacPherson’s is seeking candidates for our Manager of Merchandising (Purchasing, Inventory Management and Merchandising) position. The job is located in our Emeryville, CA headquarters and requires strong leadership, technical and buying skills. Art material product knowledge is a plus. This person will lead a team of five Merchandise Analysts, each responsible for the merchandising of a group of vendors and products. If you hear of anyone who fits the bill and would like to learn more, please pass along this link MacPhersons Merchandise Manager position.
Creative-Coldsnow’s second generation leadership, Greg McKean and his sister Michelle Bland, have opened their first store outside of the Kansas City area, in Des Moines, IA. It’s located in mid-city (actually on the Drake University campus). There are also plans for a second Des Moines store in the suburbs. Morgan Vigon, a graduate and former instructor of the school of the Art Institute of Chicago will manage the store.
At Canson, Kevin Morrison has been promoted. In addition to retaining most of his current direct sales responsibilities he will also act as the sales manager for Scott Bates and Patrick Armstrong. Jon Martensson has taken over management of the Art Education program headed by Ed Bricker. Giulia Giovanelli will take responsibility for direct sales to customers in the school channel including Nasco and School Speciality.
At the end of 2011 Paul Nieber stepped down as the head of Union Rubber, makers of Best Test Rubber Cement. Taking his place at the Trenton, NJ plant is industry newcomer Bob Irving.
Joe Jeffries has stepped down as the Chief Executive Officer at A.C. Moore effective December 31, 2011. Taking over as the head of the company is Pepi Piperno. Also, David Abelman, A.C. Moore’s Chief Marketing and Merchandising Officer has left to pursue new opportunities.
The CHA Board of Directors named Andrej Suskavcevic (André Shoosh–kav–chev–itch) as President/CEO. Since 2007, he has served as CEO of the Commercial Finance Assn., a trade association for the asset-based lending and factoring industries.
School supplier provider School Specialty Inc. recently announced that Michael Lavelle is its new president and chief executive officer. Lavelle, 42, replaces Dave Vander Zanden, who is retiring April 28. Vander Zanden will remain on School Specialty’s board of directors. Lavelle most recently served as president of the education group for Massachusetts-based Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, also a maker of educational products.
Disco is alive and well In Atlanta’s Buckhead district thanks to Montana Cans and Binders. In homage to Limelight, a glittery dancefest of a discotheque, Buckhead’s Binders Art Supplies commissioned local artist Dr. Dax to paint the groovetastic mural that graces a 100′ x 20′ wall in the Piedmont-Peachtree shopping center.
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Check out this video for Doodle 4 Google, a contest in partnership with Crayola and the N.Y. Public Library where K through 12 students in the United States are invited to use their artistic talents to think big and redesign Google’s homepage logo for millions to see. This year’s theme is , “If I could travel in time, I’d visit…” One lucky student artist will see their artwork appear on the Google homepage and take home some cool prizes–and as a special bonus, the winning artwork will appear on a limited edition of Crayola’s iconic 64 box!
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A portion of Woodland Scenics production facilities in Linn Creek, MO went up in flames recently. The company is a supplier to MacPherson’s of architectural model building products and even though the damage was extensive, a company spokesperson assured us there will be little disruption to the supply chain at MacPherson’s. Check out this local news broadcast on the story:
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